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Ground Turkey Bolognese layered over spaghetti in a pasta bowl, garnished with freshly grated parmesan and a leaf of basil.
Top Ten Easy Weeknight Favorites Entertainment
September 12, 2024

Top Ten Easy Weeknight Favorites

The time is here! Schedules are crazy busy for families with school starting, sports, and ongoing commitments. The need for those easy weeknight go-to recipes is real!  We came up with this short list of our top ten weeknight favorites that help us get through the week. We hope there is something on this list that will help you in this or another busy season of life. #1.  Easy Ground…
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spinach salad in white bowl. Cucumbers, pickled shallots, goat cheese and walnuts on top.
5 Secrets to Making a Great Salad Entertainment
May 8, 2024

5 Secrets to Making a Great Salad

Who doesn’t love a great salad?  Whether we are hosting, bringing a dish to an event, or making a lunch for ourselves, a great salad is a go-to. Over the years, we have learned a few secrets to making a great salad.  These 5 secrets to making a great salad provide endless options for your salad-making and allow for individual tastes and creativity! Summer Spinach Salad Secret #1:  Simple Homemade…
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A rainbow made of fruit on a plate: strawberries, cantaloupe, green apples, blueberries, and grapes
Kid Friendly Meal Tips EntertainmentKids Favorites
April 18, 2024

Kid Friendly Meal Tips

How to improve your child’s mealtime experience and increase food repertoire....   If you have ever had young kids, you have likely experienced the chore of trying to get them to try new things or to just finish a meal.  Or you’ve worked all day, come home and made a meal that everyone complains about.  It is so defeating!  We then start restricting our family meals to things our kids…
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Super Bowl Party Strategies EntertainmentSuperbowl
January 30, 2024

Super Bowl Party Strategies

It is time for the grand finale of football season!  Whether you are celebrating the big game itself or the end to the longest season of the year ….we always feel we need a few Super Bowl party strategies.  Here are some of our favorite go-to tips for maximizing fun and minimizing stress on Super Bowl Sunday. Make Your Party Food Ahead of Time If you are planning to gather…
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a muffin pan of golden brown cooked butt buns
2023 Gratitudes and Top Ten Recipes Entertainment
January 9, 2024

2023 Gratitudes and Top Ten Recipes

After starting Gnarly Roots in July 2023, we wanted to take time to reflect on our successes before moving on to new kitchen adventures in 2024.  Looking back has us feeling so much gratitude for our supporters and for all that we have learned! Here is a list of the top ten most searched recipes of 2023. Bon Appetit! #1.  Caprese Chicken with Pesto Pasta Not surprising this awesome summer…
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coconut curry soup prepared in a bowl garnished with cilanttro.
Gnarly Roots Top Ten Cozy Comfort Foods Cold Weather ComfysEntertainment
November 14, 2023

Gnarly Roots Top Ten Cozy Comfort Foods

Although the fall has us craving so many warm, savory dishes, here is our top ten cozy comfort foods that we have been cooking up right now.  Each of these is special in its own way for us....but all are perfect for crisp and cool fall days.  We hope you find something to try from our list! #1.  Tati Nichole's Coconut Curry Comfort Soup Everyone needs a go to comfort…
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Chicken-poblano chili in a low bowl, garnished with avocado, cilantro, and tortilla chips.
Favorite Fall Recipes EntertainmentFall Favs
October 6, 2023

Favorite Fall Recipes

With fall officially upon us, we wanted to brainstorm and record a few of our favorite fall recipes.  The shift in weather and other fall indicators, such as football season and the approaching holidays, set a new tone for entertainment and style of cooking.  Still mourning the end of summer, but thinking about savory dinners, lazy Sunday breakfasts, friends gathering around football food, keeps us looking forward! Poblano Chicken and…
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a bowl of chicken tortilla soup, garnished with chunks of avocado, tortilla chips, a lime wedge, and fresh cilantro.
Six Weeknight Meal Hacks Entertainment
September 7, 2023

Six Weeknight Meal Hacks

As much as we love to cook and create new recipes, family life during the week is not always conducive to this.  Just figuring out how the schedule of everyone’s comings and goings each night takes almost all my mental energy.  Then, let’s say your refrigerator slowly dies while waiting for a repair service date to arrive (true story!).  Now you find yourself living out of a cooler and some…
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2 kids preparing the crepe batter, cracking eggs into the bowl of flour
Five Great Cooking with Kids Ideas EntertainmentKids Favorites
August 11, 2023

Five Great Cooking with Kids Ideas

One of the most important Gnarly Roots philosophies is “no lonely kitchens”!  In our minds, making food is about being and sharing with others. Whether it is a holiday meal or just a Saturday morning at home, cook together. Instilling this in our kids is important to carry on this family tradition. Also, finding the just right recipes for all ages of children is critical to making it a fun…
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